myotic drug
- noun
- /maɪˈɒtɪk drʌg/
- Specialized
:
fármaco miotico
- After applying the myotic drug, the patient's pupils became noticeably smaller.
Examples
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Pilocarpine is a commonly used myotic drug in eye treatments.
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The ophthalmologist prescribed a myotic drug to help manage the patient's glaucoma.
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The doctor prescribed a myotic drug to treat her glaucoma.
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Many myotic drugs are used for eye surgeries.
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After applying the myotic drug, the patient's pupils became noticeably smaller.
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Pilocarpine is a commonly used myotic drug in eye treatments.
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The ophthalmologist prescribed a myotic drug to help manage the patient's glaucoma.
Synonyms
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A drug that makes the pupil of the eye smaller
A medicine that makes the pupil of the eye smaller
A drug that makes the pupil of the eye smaller
A liquid medicine put in the eye to make the pupil smaller and lower pressure
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'myotic' means 'causing pupil constriction (miosis)' and 'drug' means a medicinal chemical, so together they directly yield 'a drug that causes miosis'. Although technical, the meaning follows transparently from the constituents and similar formations occur cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
The noun myotic drug comes from the Greek root myo-, which means 'to close'. That's why a myotic drug is a medicine that makes the pupil of the eye get smaller.